Alice in the Country of Hearts

Alice's POV~

I stared blankly out my window at the Heart Castle. I got up out of bed, making sure not to wake up Ace from his sleep. I walked over to the window, and put my hand on it. I need to go home, I told myself. I heard Ace start to get up. I turned around and saw him walking towards me. I turned my head back to the window, and he wrapped his arms around my waist. "You okay?" He asked me. "Yeah," I muttered weakly. He signed, and placed his head on my shoulder. "You don't have to act so down, I already know your going, and so does everyone else. If anyone should be sad, it should be me," He said with a sad smile. I felt a tear come down my eye. Ace seemed to take notice in that, and wiped it away. "Daddy," I heard a little voice say. We both turned around and saw my youngest child, Aileen, and my oldest, Lupe. Aileen was five years old; she had blue eyes and brown chestnut hair. Lupe was sixteen, and as skilled as Ace. He had brown chestnut hair, and had red eyes. He stared blankly at us, he wasn't very happy with me leaving. He told me he would rather stay here with Ace. My daughter and I are going to be leaving in three time periods. Ace walked over and kneeled down. He grabbed her and lifted her up so he was carrying her. She wrapped her arms around his neck. "What is it sweetie?" He asked her. She pouted her lips at him. He pouted his back to her. This caused Aileen to giggle. A smile crept up to my face as I saw Ace tease her. Lupe had a grin on his face. I glanced at him, and he noticed. He looked away, hiding a small blush. Aileen and Lupe had Ace's carefree personality and ridiculous smiles. Though, Lupe had my determination, and had my persuasion. Aileen was oblivious and the confusion to trick people. Lupe walked towards me. He had a saddened look in his eyes. I looked up to meet his gaze. Yes look up, Lupe also had his fathers height, I was so embarrassed, that I didn't want to stand next to him. He pulled me into a tight hug. "I'm sorry mom, I was selfish," he told me. I wrapped my arms around him. I felt someone poke my legs. I looked down to see Aileen in-between us. She wrapped her arms around my legs. "If we are having a family hug, shouldn't dad join us?" Lupe asked. I felt an arm wrap around my shoulders. I looked up to see Ace have an arm around Lupe and I. I glanced down to see Aileen try to climb up Ace's legs. I giggled at the sight of this. "We are, one happy messed up family," Ace commented. "That is one hundred percent true," Lupe said. Aileen started laughing, and I just smiled. Then, there was a sudden knock on the door. We all pulled away from each other. Lupe went towards the door and opened it. A heart castle maid stood there. "Sorry for the sudden intrusion, but there was a message for Miss Alice," she said politely. I looked towards her. "Yes?" I responded. "There is a message from the Hatters," she explained. "Mr. Dupre is holding a midnight tea party in your honor. He said it is a farewell present for your leaving, he also said that your family is invited to the tea party, considering that all the other role-holders are attending this." I smiled and replied, "We would love to attend."

We walked all the way to the Hatters, both Jokers tagged along as well, considering, that I had to play a card game to change the season. Black just grumbled about why the hell he had to attend this. White tried his best to make him shut up, along with a few other encouraging words. Black just yelled at him in return. As soon as we got there, the Hatter maids welcomed us. They already explained that all the other role holders were here. The maids guided us to the beautiful rose garden. The time of day changed to night, the lights turned on, and the garden looked even more beautiful. Aileen had been here multiple times, Blood seemed to enjoy her love for tea, and they often talked about it, whereas Dee, Dum, Boris, and Lupe were really good friends with each other. I saw the table with the role holders sat at the table. There were six empty seats. At the head of the table sat Blood he smiled and motioned us to sit over there. I sat at the right side next to me was Black, then White, Ace, Aileen, and Lupe. Lupe and Boris got lost in a conversation about weaponry. Aileen and Vivaldi were talking about how pretty flowers were and there favorite types. Ace, Elliot, and White were talking about who knows what. Black sat there drinking his tea, as did I and Blood. Black glanced at me, then back to his tea. "What is it?" I asked him. He looked at me. "What the hell do you?" He asked with a devilish smirk. "You looked at me as if you wanted to say something, so say it," I told him. He looked back to his tea, and didn't reply. I looked over to Blood, who seemed lost in a thought. "Blood?" I said. He snapped back into reality. "Hmm?" "What's wrong, you looked lost in a thought." I looked at me and said, "I was thinking about how you and Joker look like a husband and wife arguing." I started blushing crazy. "What?!" I said. Apparently Joker heard to. He choked on his tea until he was able to breath again. "What the hell do you mean!?" He yelled. The other role holders looked at us. Black and I just stared at the sudden words that came out of Bloods mouth. "What's wrong?" Elliot asked. Black and I just sat there and stared, we dare not speak. "I would rather not say in-front of Ace, he might lose it," he said coolly. "Blood…" I muttered. I glanced over at Black. He turned his head, hiding a blush. Wait, he's blushing? I just sat there, shocked as hell. I saw from the corner of my eye, White was chuckling. Black shot him a glare, and stepped on his foot. "My, my, now that was un-called for~" White said cheerfully. Black just turned away from all of us. "Don't you agree clown, with my assumption?" Blood asked curiously. "It certainly seems of it," White said in an agreeing manner. "WHITE!" I roared. "What the hell are you saying!" Black yelled. Vivaldi just sat there, narrowing her eyes and shot a glance at him like daggers. It was obvious she heard. Could this get any worse? "Alice, may I speak with you?" Vivaldi asked me, turning to face me. I guess it could. "Sure," I replied. I shot another death glare at Blood. I got up and waited for Vivaldi. I saw that Aileen got up from her seat and was poking Blood asking him a question. He smirked at what she had said to him. Vivaldi was at my side and hooked arms with me. We slowly walked to the secret rose garden. Once there, Vivaldi motioned for me to sit at the small round table with three chairs. We sat next to each other, Vivaldi just looked at me. "Um…Vivaldi?" I said. She snapped out of her daze and actually looked at me. "We have been meaning to ask you something," Vivaldi explained. I don't like where this is going. "What have you been meaning to ask me?" I asked. She signed heavily. "We understand that you are in love with the Knight," She said. "Yet, it has become apparent that some of the role-holders that we all believe that you and the Warden have…" She took a deep breath again. "That you two have feelings for one another," She said. My heart stopped beating for a minute. "We were asked by the clown to ask you about it. He will converse with the Warden about this to," She told me. They think I have feelings for…Black? That can't be, I love Ace. I suddenly blushed at the thought of Black and I. No, no this cannot be. I think I like Black.

Black POV~

White took me from the table and dragged me to the gates of the Hatter mansion. How the hell can the piece of crap go out and say that?! Once we were at the gates of the mansion, White took a deep breath. By the looks of it, I guessed he wanted to ask or tell me something. He looked at me with his one wine colored eye and said, "I am going to be straight forward with this, and I expect you to be to, understand?" "Whatever," I grumbled. "Do you like Alice?" He asked. I stopped breathing for a second. I expected any other question than that. "What the hell do you mean clown?" I demanded. "What do you think I mean?" He asked with that ridiculous grin on his face. I looked away from him. Sure Alice is kind, but she is annoying to. She is too nice sometimes, and it gets annoying. Yet, whenever I see her, my heart starts ticking even faster than it already does. My eyes widened in realization. Holy crap, I…I…love…Alice?

Ace POV~

I don't like this feeling. I don't like that Alice is keeping something from me. I keep a relaxed smile on my face, though I should have a look of concern. I hate it. Whenever Alice doesn't tell me something, I get the same angry and sad feeling. I can feel the darkness that I haven't felt in forever since the accident. Once Alice and I started dating, Alice got attacked and captured. It was one of the times when one of the role-holders was not with her. They attacked and hurt her, for about thirty-five time periods, she was blinded, she had scars on her neck and she wasn't able to speak. The only people who knew were Nightmare and Julius. They hadn't told any of us until Alice's condition worsened. She was blinded for such a long time, and she couldn't speak. After one of the assembly's, Nightmare had all the role-holders stay a little longer and told us what had happened. Being the people we were, all of us hunted down and terribly and cruelly killed and murdered the people who did this to her. We all did anything we could to help her. It seemed as though her smile was now forced onto her face, it didn't quite meet her eyes. I hated it. I wish I could've done anything for her. After that, I convinced her to learn how to use guns, swords, and other weapons. I think her favorite was a mechanical bow, with fifty arrows that all have different attacking types. Alice still had her sweetness, but now she was able to defend herself now. Boris even convinced her to get a coiled bracelet that could turn into a whip, just in case. I started getting lost deeper into a thought, until I heard Elliot yelling at me. "Are you deaf or not!" Elliot yelled in my ear. I jumped back slightly and looked at him. I put a smile on my face and faced him. "Ha, ha, ha! No I am not deaf, but it sounds as if you are about to make me!" I said happily. "I would if I could…" He mumbled. "Ha, ha, ha! That's really mean, Mr. March Hare!" I said happily. He grunted in annoyance. He had been mad at me a little more than usual. Probably because he thinks that it was my fault with all the pain she went through. Why does everything that happens to her have to be blamed on me?

Alice POV~

I walked along the rose gardens, trying to get lost. Vivaldi left so I could have some time to think. I started to here footsteps behind me, I didn't want to believe it was Ace, I didn't think I could talk to him after what happened. I turned around and saw Black standing there holding a rose from the bushes around us. I stared at him blankly, not daring to speak. After what seemed like forever, he finally broke the silence. "Is it true?" He asked me, his eyes not leaving the rose. What scared me was that he wasn't cursing at me, his tone wasn't harsh, it was full of desperation, and confusion. "I wanted to ask you the same," I replied, my voice wasn't wavering it just had a happy sadness tone to it. I gave him a small smile. He glanced at me, and gave me a small smile. He picked the rose and turned to me. His one eye fluttered down. I took two small steps near him. He looked up towards me. A look of sadness covered his face. I have never seen him like this…I thought. He looked so…vulnerable. He looked at me again. This time, he walked up to me. I had to look up to meet his eye. I hate how I am so small. I cocked my head to the side in confusion. "What's wrong?" I asked him. He raised his hand and set it on my right cheek, moving it to the side so I could actually look at him straightforward. He put the rose in my hair and adjusted it so it would stay in my hair. He grinned in approval at this. "Nothing really, just…stuff…" He mumbled. I raised an eyebrow. "Like, what?" I asked pushing the subject. "Like I said, just stuff," He said in a harsher tone. I stepped back. He turned around and faced the other way, running his hand through his hair. I slowly started to back away. He turned towards me again. There was sorrow in his eyes, and something else that I couldn't put my finger on. I hated the fact that he was one of the one people in Wonderland that I couldn't quite tell what was going on in their mind. He walked towards me and took my face in his hands. He took a couple of seconds to look at my face. After a short period of time, he kissed me. I was so shocked I didn't move. I seemed to be frozen to the ground. I finally closed my eyes, and relaxed. It lasted at least five minutes. It seemed like eternity to me. He pulled away from me, and left without saying another word, leaving me there, alone, and confused.

Black POV~

I walked away from Alice, probably just as confused as she was. How the hell did I do that? I don't know, but it felt like getting a whole load of crap of my chest. Yet, how do I not feel ticked off that I showed some sappy kind side of myself? Even that stupid clown hasn't seen it before. First I was being kind, and then harsh, and then I kissed her? I must feel pretty crappy to be acting like some freak like Ace. As soon as I turned one of the corners, I saw Crysta and Vivaldi. Great now I have to deal with both of the queens. As soon as they saw me Vivaldi asked, "Where is Alice, we wish to speak with her." I scowled. "What have you done to her, Warden?" Crysta asked me with a harsh look and tone. I gave a smiled that looked as if it was full of poison. "Nothing, and she is over there," I spat at them, nodding in the direction from which I just came from. Crysta shot a glance at me and rushed in that direction. Vivaldi walked beside me, facing the other way, and said in a cruel tone, "If you have done anything to hurt her, we shall have you personally beheaded by the knight, though, he might make it much worse." Ace. That is the one person I did not think about. Crap! How can I be so stupid! If Ace finds out, who knows what the hell would happen to me! "All we can do is wait and see," I replied coldly. She sighed and continued along the way to where Alice was. I looked back for a minute, the continued the other way. I walked slowly, still thinking about what had just happened between Alice and I.

Alice POV~

I sat on the ground, my back to the rose hedge. Suddenly I heard footsteps coming in my direction. I tensed up thinking it was Black. "Alice!" I heard two female voices say. I looked up to see Vivaldi and Crysta looking down on me. I sighed in relief, and relaxed. "What is wrong Alice?" Vivaldi asked, taking a seat next to me, and Crysta on the other. "Nothing in particular, why do you ask?" I questioned, looking at Vivaldi. She frowned slightly and answered, "Well, we just saw the Warden walking away from this area." I cringed at the name "The Warden." Well, I did live in the Prison for sometime, with White and Black. Aside the fact that Black loved to insult me and make me feel unwanted, White actually was nice to me, though, he did make fun of me playfully. After I was married with Ace, I moved to the Heart Castle. White was sad, but I couldn't tell what Black was thinking of. He acted as if he didn't care at all, and he just brushed it off and said that he didn't care that I was. That I could tell was a lie. I could see it in his eyes that he would be affected. Black and I grew a slow bond through that, but once I left he abandoned it completely, as if it never happened. "Oh, I didn't know…" I said slowly. Crysta huffed, pouted and said, "Alice, what are you not telling us?" I can't hold them off forever. "Well, I walked over here and saw Black," I explained, they listened with full attention. "We started talking and stuff, and then…" I trailed off. "Then what Alice?" Crysta asked. "We promise we will not tell anyone, not even Ace," Vivaldi said, holding up her pinky, as did Crysta did. We all bound our fingers together, sealing it. "Um…he…" "Just tell us!" Vivaldi said. "He kissed me, there!" I said aggravated. They sat there gaping at me, not knowing what to say.

Time Skip, Two Time Periods Later~

Alice POV~

Leaving day. God I can't even explain, it feels as if apart of me is being torn out. I stood at the top of the Heart Castle with every single one of the role-holders. Most of them had a mournful face on. The twins were crying, and most of them were holding back the tears. I walked up to everyone of the boys and gave them a kiss on the cheek. I grabbed a hold of my daughter's hand and looked at all of them. My daughter was crying, so Ace came over and whispered some-things to her. She started to calm down and Ace stood up to face me. He pulled me into a hug, and I started to cry. He lightly kissed my forehead and pulled away, not daring to say anything. I pulled away too, still clasping my daughter's hand. I turned away and said one last thing, "I will keep you all in my heart. I love all of you." That was the last thing I said to them, before I walked away into white, with my daughter by my side.

"Hmm. What the hell?" I opened my eyes and sat up, looking around. My daughter was laying on me. I soon realized that we were in my garden, where I first came into Wonderland. I picked my sleeping daughter, and walked into the garden exit. Once I walked in, everything started to come back to me. I walked up to my room, and set Aileen down onto my bed. I kissed her forehead lightly and tucked her in. I immediately went downstairs to see if anyone else was home. Once I got downstairs, there was no sign of anyone. "Hello? Edith, Dad, are you there?" I yelled. I heard footsteps coming from the grand staircase. I turned to see a young girl, about twelve or thirteen years old. She had long dark black hair, and very pretty blue eyes. She was wearing black leggings, and a grey hoodie. "Alice?" She whispered. I recognized her immediately. "Edith?" I whispered. I saw the tears in her eyes, and she ran and hugged me tightly. I returned the hug, and she began to cry into my coat. Considering that the blue dress had started to outgrow me in Wonderland, and not to mention it started to annoy me started to change the things I wore. I wore a red and black long-sleeved shirt, black skinny jeans, and combat boots. Edith hugged me even tighter, this must be really hard for her. Then, after about five minutes, I heard people come down the stairs. "Alice?" I heard someone say. I looked up, and saw nine of my best friends. I scanned over them, and my eyes settled on two of my great friends, DJ and Blaze. DJ looked exactly like Boris, but without the cat ears and tail. He had the yellow cat eyes that people have made fun of him for years. His pink and purple hair covered one eye, and both of his ears were pierced too. There was as a black beanie on his head, with the little sign of Neff. He wore a loose button down shirt, with black ripped jeans, and Nike shoes. He had his shirts sleeves rolled up, so you could see all of his tattoos. Then there was Blaze. God, he looks so much like Ace. He had spikey chestnut hair. He wore a black shirt with some sword design on it, loose gray jeans, and Nike shoes too. He was wearing a deep red beanie. His short sleeves too showed his tattoos. He had the deep red eyes that Ace had too. They both just stared at me. Finally, Blaze placed a wide smile on and ran towards me, lifted me from the ground, and twirled me around. "Your alive! We thought you were dead!" He yelled with a dramatic tone. I just started laughing while I felt tears of joy fall from my cheeks. I looked back at my friends and saw the others. There was Marshall, Levi, Desmond, Raziel, Ravyn, Eva, and Rose. Rose had wavy, silver hair that went down to her waist, and pale golden eyes. She wore a pale gold dress that went a little her above her knees. Eva had long, flowing, purple hair that went to her hips, and calculating lavender eyes. She wore a dress similar to Rose's, but hers was purple and had a lace layer with rose patterns. Ravyn had white hair, in a pixie cut style. She also had black tints in it. Ravyn was wearing gray shorts, and a white tank top, showing off her arm tattoos and neck tattoos, along with some ankle tattoos. Raziel had jet-black hair, that was tied back into a high ponytail and the end of it went to the end of his neck. He had icy blue eyes that could glare daggers. He wore a simple navy blue shirt and gray jeans. Desmond had navy blue spiky hair that flew all over his head. He had golden eyes like DJ's, but Brett's were more like lizards eyes instead. He wore a lose hoodie and black jeans. Then there was Levi and Marshall. They were brothers and looked a lot alike. Levi was way nicer than Marshall though. Levi had red hair like Marshall that went over their eyes, which were a blood red color. Levi wore a button down white and gray shirt, with blue jeans. Marshall was mean but nice at some points in time; He wore a button down black shirt with black jeans. When they saw me, they just stood there, as if I were ghost. Once Blaze set me back on my own two feet, I turned and looked at them. "Well, are you gonna stand there like idiots or give me a hug?" I asked them, with my arms stretched out widely. The girls were the first ones to react, and ran over to me, hugging me a crying a little. I started to hug them back, before I felt the boys push them away, and swarm me with hugs. The next few hours were like a blur, they all, including Edith, pulled me into the living room. I told them everything: Wonderland, my kids, Ace and I, all the role-holders, every single little bit of it. Eventually, it all ended, so I went back to my room where Aileen lay, in a perfect sleep. I pulled up the covers to her chin, then, walked out to the balcony, which was in my room. I silently closed the glass door, and sat on the railing. I just sat there, looking at the stars. Something snapped me out of my trance. I turned to see Marshall walking over to me. He took a seat next to me, and we just stayed like that for a little while. Marshall and I are very close; we have known each other, since we were, like, born. He was very cold to others, but had a soft spot for me. That doesn't mean that he can't be cruel at times, it just means that he likes me more than the others. He even likes me more than his own brother. But, if you knew both of them, it wouldn't be very shocking. I looked over to Marshall. He was just sitting there, staring at the sky. Marshall was one of the people in the world where I could never tell what is going on through their heads. I stared at him blankly, waiting to see if he would notice. After about five minutes, he still wouldn't notice me. I lifted my hand and started to poke his cheek. I was going to poke him for the tenth time, but he caught me by the wrist. "Stop. Poking. Me." He said in a serious tone. I giggled and said, "Oh come on. This is quality time we aren't going to get back." I saw him roll his eyes and smirk. "Your just one hell of an idiot," he said. The words he just said stayed in my head. He looked at me and asked, "What's wrong?"